author
Lisa Wenger
1858–1941
Best known in Switzerland as both a painter and a storyteller, she brought a warm, imaginative touch to children's books and popular fiction. Her work was widely read in the 1930s, when she became one of the country's most familiar literary voices.
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Amoralische Fabeln
by Lisa Wenger
About the author
Born in Bern as Lisa Ruutz on January 23, 1858, she became known as a Swiss painter and writer, especially for children's books. She studied art in Basel and continued her training in Paris, Florence, and Düsseldorf, building a creative life that moved between visual art and literature.
She began publishing books in the early 20th century and developed a reputation for lively, imaginative storytelling. By the 1930s, she was among the best known and most widely read authors in Switzerland, with readers drawn to the mix of everyday life, fantasy, and humor in her work.
Lisa Wenger died in Carona, in the canton of Ticino, on October 17, 1941. She is remembered as a versatile cultural figure whose career joined painting, illustration, and writing in a way that helped her stories endure.